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Fans of 鈥淭he Daily Show鈥� correspondent John Oliver don鈥檛 have to worry 鈥� he鈥檒l still be offering a humorous take on the news, he鈥檒l just be doing it on a different channel.

Oliver鈥檚 program 鈥淟ast Week Tonight with John Oliver,鈥� a weekly show in which he will look back at the news of the last several days and which will air on Sundays, is set to premiere on HBO on April 27. Oliver is coming off a seven-year stint as a correspondent on the Comedy Central program 鈥淭he Daily Show,鈥� which features host Jon Stewart and others poking fun at current events.聽

Stewart was absent for the show during this past summer while he directed his upcoming film 鈥淩osewater鈥� and Oliver stepped in as host. That fall, it was announced that Oliver would head up his own show on HBO.

鈥淲e weren鈥檛 otherwise searching for another weekly talk show,鈥� HBO programming president Michael Lombardo said in a statement when the news was announced. 鈥淏ut when we saw John Oliver handling host duties on聽The Daily Show, we knew that his singular perspective and distinct voice belonged on HBO.鈥�

Oliver said in a statement that one cause of his excitement over his new job was that he 鈥減resume[d] this means I get free HBO now.鈥澛�

鈥淚 want to thank Comedy Central, and everyone at聽The Daily Show for the best seven and a half years of my life,鈥� he said. 鈥淏ut most of all, I鈥檇 like to thank Jon Stewart. He taught me everything I know. In fact, if I fail in the future, it鈥檚 entirely his fault.鈥�

A recent promo for 鈥淟ast鈥� poked fun at the fact that the show will be airing weekly in our live-tweeting age.

鈥淲e live in turbulent times,鈥� the voiceover for the ad says. 鈥淵ou need a show that moves at the speed of news. A show whose schedule reflects our fast-paced world.鈥澛�

鈥淎 show that airs once a week, on Sunday nights at 11,鈥� Oliver adds.